Local music collective Resonance have collaborated with the Essex Record Office to release an album made using sounds from the Record Office’s archives.

Recreating the Record showcases 11 local musicians who sampled sounds from the archives to create a diverse range of electronic music, ranging from ephemeral ambience to beat-driven industrial noise.

With a focus on the future of Essex, Recreating the Record combines the technology of the past with the present. Many of the sound archives are fragile and at-risk – having been initially captured decades ago on reel-to-reel tape or other obsolete recording methods. The heritage of Essex’s sound archives is continually preserved through modern digital methods to ensure they aren’t lost or destroyed. This combination of historic analogue and present digital technology is the focus of the album.

The artists were free to manipulate the original recordings as much as they wanted to create their compositions, using audio processing tools to effect, stretch and warp them into completely different (and often unrecognisable!) sounds. Many of the musicians use analogue electronic synthesizers based on designs from the 1960 and 1970s, and integrate these with digital audio workstations and computer programming to create their music.

The result is a journey that moves between dark, minimal compositions and uplifting passages that highlight the mixed history of Essex. Nostalgic sounds merge with machinery noises reminiscing of Chelmsford’s scientific and industrial heritage. Field recordings capture the Essex countryside and Southend Seafront, combined with introspective electronic melodies. The ambience of Colchester and its famous Zoo blend with trains and sampled orchestral TV programmes – inviting memories of days out around Essex and the journeys these archives capture.

All proceeds are going to the Friends of Historic Essex charity, who work closely with many heritage organisations to preserve Essex’s history.

For more information on the archives, visit www.essexrecordoffice.co.uk. For a closer look at the archive of sounds then the Essex Record Office have a site at www.essexsounds.org.uk with an interactive map where each sound was recorded.

Recreating The Record

Graham Tobias - Field Work

31.12

Extract from interview with Desiree Ashton about her work with Uttlesford Foodbank. The interview was conducted by Zofia Everett, archive assistant at the Saffron Walden Archive Access Point, on 13 September 2024. 

Interview with Desiree Ashton (SA985)

Extract from 'Eyes Flashing Fire’ by 3 Times a Day, featured on a mixtape of Colchester bands from the 1980s. 

Read a full description and find out more about this recording on Essex Archives Online: https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/result_details.aspx?ThisRecordsOffSet=1&id=711751

‘Eyes Flashing Fire’ by 3 Times a Day (SA265)

The Original
https://soundcloud.com/user-260441121/zone-cruiser-directing-demons

The Playlist
https://soundcloud.com/user-260441121/sets/directing-demons

Zone Cruiser - Directing Demons (Hell Feeder Remix)

The latest episode of the 4TTF Radio Show is here !! 

Presented by Seamus Haji, with a special guest mix from Jimpster

This mix showcases upcoming releases on the likes of Glitterbox & Soulfuric

Tracklist -

4TTF Episode 63 Tracklist

Hour 1 

Ann Nesby & DJ Spen – I Feel (DJ Spen Disco Dreams Edit) – Quantize 
Ben Westbeech - Do Me Right (Crackazat Remix) – Glitterbox
Ten City – Goin’ Up In Smoke – Columbia 
Roberta Flack - Uh Uh Ooh Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) – Atlantic
Jimpster – Dangly Panther – Freerange
Osunlade - Momma's Groove (Jimpster's Hip Replacement Mix) – Strictly Rhythm 
Mr V – Somethin’ Wit Jazz (Jimpster Remix) – Razor N Tape 
Chip E – Time To Jack – Trax
Adonis - No Way Back (Vocal) – Trax
John “Julius” Knight - Find a Friend (Fimiani Remix) – Soulfuric Trax
T.Markakis & Blanco K – Havana Jazz – Soulfuric Deep
Abel feat Brutha Basil - Hand Made (Rocco Rodamaal Unreleased Remix) – Atjazz
Juliette Mendoza – JuJu Love – Nu Groove
Francis Overcast - I Ain't Kenny Dope Remix – Dopewax 
Arnold Jarvis – Inspiration – Freetown 

Hour 2 – Jimpster Guest Mix

1 - Medlar - Dot The T’s ft. Deevoenay - Delusions Of Grandeur
2 - Patrick Gibin - Mo Matter What - Mother Tongue
3 - Alma Negra - The Vibe - Delusions Of Grandeur
4 - Takuya Matsumoto - 5am - Inhale Exhale
5 - Franck Roger & Arnold Jarvis - Living My Life (Jimpster Remix) - Seasons LTD
6 - Jimpster - You Got My Love - Nu Groove
7 - Playing’ 4 The City - Chicago Nights
8 - Mike Agent X Clark - In The House Club ft. Dr Tinglefingers (Jimpster Remix) - Shadow 
Pressings
9 - Jimpster - Lightening In Me ft. Oliver Night - Nu Groove
10 - Denats - The Truth (Demuir's Playboi Edit) - Purveyor Underground
11 - Megatronic - Casey Screams - Freerange
12 - James Kumo - Loosen Up - Freerange
13 - Jaymz Nylon - Shango (King Britt's Oba Funke Remix) - Irma
14 - Vincent Montana Jr. - The African Track (Inc. Louis Benedetti Mix) - Philly Sound Works
15 - Jimpster - Beat Of An Era - Nu Groove
16 - Johnny D & Nicky P - Bone Up! (Instrumental) - 4th Floor Records
17 - Osunlade - The Way U Left Me - R2

4 To The Floor Radio Show Ep 63 Presented By Seamus Haji + Jimpster Guest Mix

Artist: Jimpster & OVEOUS
Track: FLO (Original Mix)
Label: Freerange Records
Release date: 13/06/2025
Buy: www.beatport.com/release/flo/5093667

PREMIERE: Jimpster & OVEOUS - FLO (Original Mix) [Freerange Records]

Jimpster returns to Freerange Records with raw, rolling groove across 5 track 'North Atlantic' EP. 

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Premiere: Jimpster, Ash Lauryn - Feel Me (House Mix) [Freerange Records]

An exploration of darkness halting the light.

Kroni

"For The Want Of A Key: An investigation into the background to the 1905 Witham rail disaster". Hosiprog programme 31 produced in the 1980s for hospital radio stations.

Read more about the recording on Essex Archives Online:

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The Essex Record Office can preserve your old recordings, or provide talks and training on oral history and sound archives. To find out more about the services we offer, visit our website: http://www.essexrecordoffice.co.uk/services/sound-video-services/

For The Want Of A Key: Side B of original cassette (SA 19/2/31/1)

For The Want Of A Key: Side A of original cassette (SA 19/2/31/1)

Resonance is a cultural collective with a focus on collaboration between audio, visual and performance artists in Essex. Based around regular workshops of the same name, Resonance’s main aim is to foster a comfortable atmosphere for artists to develop their skills in live performance and installation environments. Whether it’s through the use of workshops, meetups or events, we encourage a diverse membership of budding and experienced artists to create alternative music and art